India’s Mass Closure of Schools Is Leaving Lakhs of Students Stranded
In many remote areas, students have few options other than single-teacher schools in their villages. These are the very schools the government has targeted for closing down.
MMDR Amendment: States, People, Future Generations to Lose Crores
A proposed change in the definition of the average sale price of mineral ore will result in a significant discount on the price states receive for their mineral wealth.
SBI Research Doubles Farmers’ Income
The SBI Research Dept recently issued a “Special Report on Agriculture” that claims that farmers’ income doubled in FY22 as compared to FY18 for certain crops in some states… while in all other cases it rose in the range of 1.3-1.7 times. An examination of some of the features of this report.
Voices Behind the Veil: The Human Cost of Karnataka’s Hijab Ban
Death threats, lost friendships and a bleak academic future — victims of Karnataka’s hijab ban continue to suffer.
Africa | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA
Africa, China, Russia and US Imperialism – 2 Articles
“Africa, China, and US Imperialism”: compares the US-Africa relationship and the China-Africa relationship. “Africa Remains at the Center of a 21st Century Cold War”: On the race between Russia, France and USA to influence the 1.3 billion people living in Africa.
COVID19 | Online Blog | USA
Why the U.S. Failed to Control COVID-19: Incompetence, Class Violence, Deception, and Lies
The United States is one of the worst countries in the world at controlling COVID-19, which has claimed more than one million American lives, and also caused enormous social and economic devastation in the country. This article examines the impact of U.S. anti-COVID policy.
A New Sorpasso?
After entering the government as a junior coalition partner in early 2020, Podemos’s radicalism has been stifled by the strictures of government and the compromises of coalition politics. If the left is to remain relevant, it must learn how to revive its insurgent energy without forfeiting its influence.
Online Blog | Russia | Ukraine | USA
Lavrov and Blinken Talk for the First Time Since the Ukraine War Began – Two Articles
A CNN report quoted an unnamed US official as saying Russia’s retaliation for western sanctions has put the West in “unchartered territory”. Suffice to say, Blinken’s call underscores the desperate urgency in Washington to open a line of communication to Moscow at the political level.
Ecuador’s Unpopular Neoliberal Government Survives for Now: An Interview with David Villamar
Correa’s policies from 2007-2017 proved to be a successful alternative to neoliberalism. CONAIE’s protests in 2019 and 2022 have been a solid resistance against neoliberal policies. Both need to find a way to articulate with each other, only then will the people gain the necessary strength to defeat neoliberalism.
Scandinavia and Imperialism
There is a common belief that since the Scandinavian countries developed capitalist economies without acquiring colonies, they refute the claim that capitalist development necessarily requires imperialism. This argument is based on a misconception, not just about Scandinavia but about imperialism itself.